400 Drama Pictures Taken from 1890 to 1930 in Europe and America, Preserved and Published in Japan around 1930, and Many Other Antique Photos I Have Gathered

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening, 1891) written by Frank Wedekind, and premiered under the direction of Max Reinhardt at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, on November 20, 1906

A scene from Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening, published in 1891) written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918), and premiered under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, on November 20, 1906. Frühlings Erwachen was at last produced, though much cut. In the Reinhardt production, the cast included Alfred Moissi, Gertrud Eysoldt and, Wedekind’s favorite actor, Albert Steinrück.

finale of the Reinhardt production of 1906, in which Frank Wedekind portrayed the Masked Man (center)